Paper #28

D. Beneventano, S. Bergamaschi, F. Guerra, M. Vincini, A. Fergnani, D. Montanari "A Peer-To-Peer Agent-Based Semantic Search Engine"

Keywords: databases, semantic web, agent, peer-to-peer

In this paper an agent-based P2P architecture to support search for information through integration of semantic information is defined. Two levels of integration are foreseen:strong integration of sources related to the same domain into a single information node by means of a mediator-based system; weak integration of information nodes on the basis of semantic relationships existing among concepts of different nodes. The proposed architecture is an evolution of the EU IST SEWASIE project.